I had it say 350+ miles for something >50miles away. Nav was taking me upstate and back lol. Almost everytime it gives me some crazy distance or takes me on the worst possible route. A few times I knew the general area I was going to and would have to drive 90% of the way there and update the nav again before it was correct.

I had it say 350+ miles for something >50miles away. Nav was taking me upstate and back lol. Almost everytime it gives me some crazy distance or takes me on the worst possible route. A few times I knew the general area I was going to and would have to drive 90% of the way there and update the nav again before it was correct.

Mine works fine but also depends on your nav setting. I think default nav setting is eco mode but I changed mine to fastest plus to work with the RTTM. so directs you around traffic

I had it say 350+ miles for something >50miles away. Nav was taking me upstate and back lol. Almost everytime it gives me some crazy distance or takes me on the worst possible route. A few times I knew the general area I was going to and would have to drive 90% of the way there and update the nav again before it was correct.

It's crap when it comes to routes ... takes my through the worst traffic when I'm close to highways !!

A lot of nav systems have this problem. This happens because there is, for example, traffic data saying that there is a little traffic on the highway, so the nav looks for other routes. Problem is that a lot of minor roads don't have any traffic data available, so the nav interprets that as no traffic. I've been directe4d to a slow road that runs parallel to I90 which was gridlocked. Imagine my frustration when the highway comes into view and everyone is cruising along at 50mph.

I had used mine on a trip and it bypassed every exit and then route me back to it. My dealer is going to help me out on the update shortly. I would just rather use my Garmin with the lifetime map updates. A lot less costly and it never has steered me wrong.

I like having instructions and speed limit info on the HUD. However, my BMW nav does strange things. I take freeways to the airport. I know the way, just like to use it to see how I am doing on time. When I transition from one freeway to the next, the voice and the screen says to go south. The HUD shows north, which is correct. When I go north the directions continue correctly, it doesn't tell me to make a U turn. I don't know why the screen and HUD show different info. It does that consistently. I have also had it tell me to turn left when I know right turn is correct. Same thing, I turn right and then it continues with the correct instructions.

Also my Garman shows exact replicas of freeway signs at junctions, but the BMW nav just shows a sign that is not a copy of what the sign actually looks like. As was mentioned before, the Garman speaks street names. The Garman cost $179 with bluetooth, free lifetime map updates and real time traffic info. BMW could have done better.

I like having instructions and speed limit info on the HUD. However, my BMW nav does strange things. I take freeways to the airport. I know the way, just like to use it to see how I am doing on time. When I transition from one freeway to the next, the voice and the screen says to go south. The HUD shows north, which is correct. When I go north the directions continue correctly, it doesn't tell me to make a U turn. I don't know why the screen and HUD show different info. It does that consistently. I have also had it tell me to turn left when I know right turn is correct. Same thing, I turn right and then it continues with the correct instructions.

Also my Garman shows exact replicas of freeway signs at junctions, but the BMW nav just shows a sign that is not a copy of what the sign actually looks like. As was mentioned before, the Garman speaks street names. The Garman cost $179 with bluetooth, free lifetime map updates and real time traffic info. BMW could have done better.

I had this same issues for a short time but figured it out. Check your route preferences. One time I wanted to find a way to get from one end of D.C. the the other without taking the highway. So, I selected the avoid highways option. Worked fine. BUT, I forgot that I left it on. So, the next time I had to use it and preferred the highway, it kept telling me to get off the highway. You can avoid highways and tolls. There's also fastest and shortest routes. You have to make sure you get the right mix for the trip you are planning or you will probably be taken where you don't want to go. I think the NAV is fine in that eventually, you'll get to your destination. But the nav just gives you 4 different ways to get there.

The updates are not free. I believe around 300 dollars. You can look on the BMW accessories section to make sure. Spend that on a Garmin and the car almost drives itself. I found out when I talked to my dealer about the price. When I bought the car, I didn't want to deal with the CD updates. I have a Garmin with lifetime updates, so the Nav system wasn't a big thrill to me. My CA was understanding the updates were free. I bought one of the first F30s on the lot, so I don't blame him for sure. The dealership has been great. They make up for a lot of stuff BMW doesn't take care of.